Tangled in His Obsession (Seraphina)

Chapter 11

About two hours later, Seraphina found herself back at Leandro’s front door.

From the entrance, she could see the garage, and Leandro’s car seemed to be missing. Just as she was about to ring the doorbell, the door suddenly swung open from the inside.

Karan was slinging a big bag over her shoulder, yelling back into the house as she stepped out, “You stay put, no running around, got it? Your dad will be home tonight!”

Mid–sentence, she turned her head and saw Seraphina standing at the doorway, looking taken aback and then annoyed, “Didn’t you already take off? Why are you back here?”

“Karan, I think I left something here, so I came back,” Seraphina replied with a smile, then glanced at Karan’s bag. “You heading out?”

Karan grimaced, adjusting her bag and grunting in response.

Seraphina hesitated for a moment before asking, “Can I go in and look for my stuff?”

Looking like she was pressed for time, Karan shot her an irritable glance, “Just go in and find whatever you need, and leave as soon as possible! And don’t go chattering with Valerio, gol it?”

Seraphina nodded promptly, “Alright, got it. Take care, Karan!”

With that, Karan hurried off, looking like she was indeed in a rush.

house, Seraphina spotted Valerio sitting at the table, working on a pile of art supplies. He looked at her, obviously having heard her exchange with Karan.

smile, but he quickly looked down and

Despite having spent the night here, her recorder had always been in her bag, so if it had fallen out,

but to wait for Leandro. But how would he react when he saw her in his

approached Valerio. He didn’t look at her but seemed to sense her approaching, his sketching grew even more

are you drawing?” Seraphina asked as she picked

the child to create a family album with the help of their parents,

obviously working on the family portrait four identical stick figures, big heads atop bodies made up of a few

it seemed like a crucial

Seraphina’s gaze, Valerio’s

assignment,” Seraphina sighed, “You’re one lucky kid. I haven’t drawn for seven years, and now

sketched out Bruce and Gloria. When it came to drawing Leandro, she paused and handed the pencil to

at her sketches of Bruce and Gloria for a moment before accepting the pencil from her and copying her style to draw Leandro. Despite his lack of drawing

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resembled Leandro.

the last empty spot on the

brows furrowed in deep thought, but he

this, Seraphina took the pencil from him, “Let me help

Valerio was truly beautiful, with flawless skin, dark

to sketch with her long eyelashes

found him looking at her, his eyes full of curiosity. She patted his chin and said with a smile, “You’re such a looker, why are you so quiet? Girls your age aren’t usually into the silent type. How do you expect them to approach you if you don’t talk? Don’t you feel sad